Oct. 12, 2011

SPARKS (AP) — Washoe County prosecutors have agreed to postpone the preliminary hearing for the only member of the Hells Angels arrested in last month’s fatal gun battle with a rival motorcycle gang at a Sparks casino.

Cesar Villagrana had been scheduled to appear in Sparks Justice Court on Wednesday on three felony charges including assault with a deadly weapon. His new court date is Dec. 7.

Police say the 36-year-old Gilroy, Calif., man was with San Jose Hells Angels President Jeff Pettigrew the night he was shot to death at John Ascuaga’s Nugget.